The Pentagon has ordered the USS Harry S. Truman and its carrier group to remain in the Mediterranean Sea
* The Pentagon has ordered the USS Harry S. Truman and its carrier group to remain in the Mediterranean Sea
* The United States and Russian officials will hold security talks on January 10
* Officials will meet in Geneva, where Biden and Putin met in June
* 'We are unified as an Alliance on the consequences Russia would face if it moves on Ukraine,' a National Security Council spokesperson told DailyMail.com
* 'But we are also unified in our willingness to engage in principled diplomacy with Russia,' the spokesperson added
* Talks come as fresh drills with 1,000 troops were staged in western Russia
The Pentagon has ordered the USS Harry S. Truman and its carrier group to remain in the Mediterranean Sea amid rising tensions in the Ukraine as Russian troops remain on its border.
The aircraft carrier will remain between Greece and Italy rather than resume a planned transit through the Suez Canal, USNI reported.
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Pentagon Orders USS Harry S. Truman And Its Carrier Group To Stay In The Mediterranean Sea To 'Reassure' European Allies
SECDEF Orders U.S. Carrier USS Harry S. Truman to Stay in Mediterranean to Reassure Allies -- USNI News
US warships stay in Mediterranean amid Ukraine, Russia fears -- AP
US keeps carrier in Mediterranean amid Russia tensions -- CNA
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